I fought the Law and the Law won.
I fought the log and the log won.
I was turning a nice flamey Box Elder into a tall bowl, and had a catch on the inside. The piece about 9" long and 8" diameter flew off of the Nova G3 chuck (tenon mounted), hit the toolrest, then my upper left arm. I new it was going to leave a mark, but had other things to do, like referee 2 soccer games in 90 degree temperatures. This morning it hurt and I noticed a nice blank and blue contusion about 3" long and 2" wide on my arm. Luckily I was not in the direct line of fire; but, unluckily the toolrest changed the path of the projectile.
I'll post pictures of the bowl, and the bruise tonight. This box elder is gorgeous. The most dramatic wood I've yet turned.